1963 Titleholders Championship

Golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, US August 2023 September 2026 1963 Titleholders Championship April 25–29, 1963 Augusta, Georgia Augusta Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 72https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i6pPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5307%2C3035724 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Prentice is ahead by 1 April 26, 1963 3C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jKpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6636%2C3443218 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Wright is Augusta leader April 27, 1963 2C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5hhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3161%2C5260351 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Smith leads Titleholders April 28, 1963 2B 6300 yd -1 38 $7,500 $1,300 USA Marilynn Smith 292 (+4), playoff 1962 1964 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta CC Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.483 -82.011 type:event inline,title The 1963 Titleholders Championship was the 24th Titleholders Championship, held April 25–29 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright came from three strokes back on Sunday to tie Marilynn Smith and force the second consecutive playoff at the event.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jpdhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4132%2C4891976 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf April 29, 1963 3C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qH0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MsoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4888%2C5278673 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Florida Associated Press Wright knots up Augusta tournament April 29, 1963 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7W0jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=604EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1786%2C4883767 Pittsburgh Press UPI Mickey vs. Marilyn in Augusta playoff April 29, 1963 27 Tied after nine holes in the 18-hole playoff on Monday, Smith fell three strokes behind, then Wright double-bogeyed the par-3 14th and Smith birdied the 16th to tie. All even on the 18th green, Wright missed a 12 ft on par putt while Smith sank hers from 8 ft to take her first major title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j6pPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5973%2C5277878 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Smith slips Wright a Mickey April 29, 1963 1C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qX0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MsoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2118%2C5408629 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Florida Associated Press Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff April 30, 1963 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UXRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ahEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3932%2C3566517 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Smith wins title by 1 in play-off April 30, 1963 2, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6BhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5216%2C5771667 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Smith wins golf playoff April 30, 1963 3B It was the first of two consecutive wins in the championship for Smith, age 34, which were her only two major titles. Wright was the 36-hole leader at 146 (+2), a stroke ahead of Smith. Final leaderboard Sunday, April 28, 1963 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 USA Marilynn Smith72-75-69-76=292+4Playoff USA Mickey Wright74-72-73-73=2923 USA Betsy Rawls74-76-70-78=298+108004 USA Jo Ann Prentice71-77-75-79=302+146755 USA Kathy Whitworth74-76-77-76=303+15575T6 USA Clifford Ann Creed75-73-78-78=304+16456 USA Carol Mann76-72-73-83=304 USA Sherry Wheeler80-73-77-74=304T9 USA Shirley Englehorn74-75-76-80=305+17300 USA Judy Kimball76-73-78-78=305 USA Sybil Griffin75-75-75-80=305 Source: Playoff Monday, April 29, 1963 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Marilynn Smith35-37=72 E 1,3002 USA Mickey Wright35-38=73 +1 1,000 Source: References Georgia (U.S. state) 1963 Category:Titleholders Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Women's sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship